Such a blunt—almost hurtful—explanation
instead allowed Robin to relax and face reality.
Even Domino, who had been eavesdropping, wiped away her tears and smiled again, her mood immediately improving.
"The Straw Hat Pirates you mentioned… will they really come to rescue me?" Robin asked, her expression complicated.
Leno smiled faintly, a hint of amusement in it.
"They will. Because of my position, the Monkey family is on my kill list."
"But that brat Luffy truly values his companions. He'll definitely come."
"However, with me here, he won't be able to take you away. And the World Government won't be able to capture you again either."
Robin fell silent.
Back in the prison, Leno had seemed like a madman—
Ignoring her will, acting roughly…
Grabbing her by the throat.
Yet now, in calm conversation, he wasn't as difficult to deal with as she had imagined.
Thinking of how he'd been betrayed by both the Navy and his mentor, she suddenly understood.
At their core, both of them were people who found it hard to trust anyone.
For a moment, the two simply stood there without speaking.
At that moment,
Domino came out after washing up.
Her golden wavy hair fell freely over her shoulders. Without her glasses, a pair of beautiful eyes was revealed.
Her tall, curvaceous figure was accentuated by her casual clothes.
Leno looked her up and down, a trace of surprise flashing through his eyes.
"Not bad. Pretty cute. Bringing you along wasn't a waste."
Domino's face instantly flushed red.
Her heart felt sweet, and she nodded obediently.
For her, that was enough.
She walked to the bed, gently lifted Leno's head, and rested it on her soft thighs.
Then she began massaging his temples tenderly.
Refuse?
Why would Leno refuse?
He'd been betrayed—but that didn't mean he couldn't enjoy comfort.
Robin watched the intimate scene from the side.
The corner of her mouth twitched slightly.
She quietly turned and went into the washroom.
Run away?
She didn't even consider it.
And the Straw Hats would soon arrive. If her escape angered Leno—
None of them would survive.
Just then—
The room door opened.
A woman wearing glasses, with long blonde hair and a stunning figure in an office-lady outfit, walked in.
Seeing a strange man lying on her bed—
With his head resting on another woman's lap—
She froze.
Then she awkwardly covered her eyes.
"Sumimasen… I think I came into the wrong room…"
She stepped out and closed the door.
Standing outside, she looked at the room number again in a daze.
No, this was her room!
She suddenly pushed the door open again and shouted:
"That's my bed!!!"
Leno opened his eyes and looked at the newcomer.
A knowing smile curved his lips.
Oh—Kalifa, the secretary among secretaries.
"So this is your room? What a coincidence."
He was now certain—
Kalifa was a bit airheaded.
"You're sexually harassing me! This is my room!!!"
Kalifa glared at them and pulled out her weapon—
a thorned whip.
Then, noticing the clothes Domino was wearing, she became even angrier.
"You shameless people! That's my outfit too!"
Her sharp hearing caught the sound of water from the bathroom next door.
Her anger exploded further.
"You even used my bathroom?!"
It didn't take long for Kalifa to realize—
Not only had her room been occupied,
the clothes in her wardrobe were now on Domino,
and someone was clearly bathing inside.
Kalifa was furious.
She stared at Leno on the bed and Domino beside him.
Adjusting her glasses, a cold gleam flashed across the lenses as she declared:
"You've been outrageously rude. I'm going to teach you a lesson!"
Coincidentally, she had just received a Devil Fruit power upgrade—
the Soap-Soap Fruit's new abilities.
Not only could she control the soap bubbles she created,
she could even sense and manipulate nearby bubbles in the environment.
Without hesitation, she activated her power—
targeting the foam forming in the bathroom.
Immediately, a scream filled with embarrassment and disbelief rang out.
"Yamete! What's happening?!"
"Leno! I already agreed—do you have to be this impatient?!"
The next moment—
Robin was carried out of the bathroom by countless bubbles that appeared out of nowhere.
The sudden scream drew Kalifa's attention.
She frowned, curious about the woman bold enough to use her bathroom.
With a thought, she dispersed the bubbles and sent them aside.
The foam vanished instantly—
Revealing Robin completely.
Robin's face turned crimson in an instant.
Flustered, she didn't even know what to cover first.
All she could do was glare murderously at Leno, who was calmly watching.
"Bastard! Enjoying the view?! Close your eyes!"
Leno smiled, openly sweeping his gaze over her before answering honestly:
"Not bad."
Even after betrayal and a terrible mood—
What normal man could ignore such an unexpected scene?
He certainly wasn't a saint.
Domino immediately grew jealous.
She puffed her cheeks and covered Leno's eyes with her hand, glaring at Robin as if the words shameless were written across her face.
Robin inwardly cried injustice.
I'm the victim here, alright?!
"Kalifa! You idiot!"
Both embarrassed and furious, she crossed her arms over her chest.
(And that posture only made the scene oddly more striking.)
Then—
She attacked.
"Nico Robin?! How did you escape?!"
Kalifa finally recognized her and blurted out in shock.
Caught off guard by the revelation,
she failed to react in time.
In an instant, numerous arms sprouted around her body and seized her firmly.
"Cien Fleur! Twelve-Round Bloom!"
Though the Soap-Soap Fruit had pseudo-Logia traits,
it wasn't a true Logia—she couldn't become intangible to escape.
And she had only recently gained the power.
"Ah—!"
She cried out as Robin's ability restrained her completely.
Leno looked at the chaotic yet oddly comedic scene and teased:
"Robin, if you wanted to show loyalty, you didn't need to do it this way… though I'm quite satisfied."
Since Robin had to keep her arms crossed to activate her power, she couldn't do anything else—
like, say, punching Leno.
So Leno got quite the show.
Domino muttered angrily beside him:
"I… I could do that too! I was here first! Shameless woman!"
Robin's face flushed red with rage.
She abandoned dealing with Kalifa and dashed straight back into the bathroom.
The restraints vanished, freeing Kalifa.
Still shaken, Kalifa looked at Domino and pointed.
"Robin! You were released?!"
She had mistaken Domino for Robin.
Leno watched speechlessly.
Kalifa might be an excellent spy and secretary—
but her facial recognition ability was questionable.
Remembering how she once mistook Chopper for Nami, this wasn't surprising.
Too lazy to explain further, Leno simply cast a cold glance at her.
Boom.
A mountain-heavy Conqueror's Haki crashed down upon Kalifa.
The air around her seemed to compress, emitting a faint buzzing vibration.
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